Urgent Bug: Flash Backup Restoration Does not Copy /config or /efi folders when using "use local zip" creation method for USB drive

[elibosley]

I could reproduce what the customer is compaining, using the flash backup from Connect with the new USB tool creates a flash drive missing the /config and /EFI folders, they are in the zip.

[elibosley]

It looks like Zips from our Flash Backup service do not get restored properly, both of those folders listed are ones that we modify using code in the USB creator, so I wonder if the lifecycle happens before the restore can finish.

I'll attach a link to a zip for you to test with.

[keesfluitman]

This happened to me as well. It is not a bootable device and not working. Did this after taking a .zip from my backup flash.

[elibosley]

Thanks for the feedback @keesfluitman - please write the last working version (rather than the folder) and then copy over the "config" folder from your backup zip to fix this for now.

[keesfluitman]

tested with both 1.0.0 and 1.0.1. 1.0.1. first came with config, but without efi. manually adding efi would boot it, but not work at first. So I redid it, copied config and efi manually and also executed the make_bootable script, then it worked.

This has to be fixed. Untill then, it should at least be in the docs as a clear Note! Cause it confused me at first (I crashed my own server by rm -rfing the shit out of it. But I recovered the important stuff, and was confused as to whether I damaged too much...but that shouldnt be the case, as at least, it should always boot...
Makes you doubt yourself and maybe if unpatient..make you do worse by starting all over.

[JosephHobbs]

tested with both 1.0.0 and 1.0.1. 1.0.1. first came with config, but without efi. manually adding efi would boot it, but not work at first. So I redid it, copied config and efi manually and also executed the make_bootable script, then it worked.

This has to be fixed. Untill then, it should at least be in the docs as a clear Note! Cause it confused me at first (I crashed my own server by rm -rfing the shit out of it. But I recovered the important stuff, and was confused as to whether I damaged too much...but that shouldnt be the case, as at least, it should always boot... Makes you doubt yourself and maybe if unpatient..make you do worse by starting all over.

I just ran into this as well and am currently struggling through getting my server back online... Some sort of mention in the documentation would be great.